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The Texas men’s basketball team will offer a first look at its team in the Texas Tip-Off at Gregory Gym for a third-straight season, the program announced on Wednesday.

The Longhorns’ intrasquad scrimmage will be on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. The first 3,000 fans will be allowed in to Gregory Gym. The scrimmage will be broadcast on Longhorn Network, and admission for the scrimmage is free.

The Texas Tip-Off started in head coach Shaka Smart’s first season on the 40 Acres. The annual intrasquad scrimmage has been a chance for the Longhorns to bring basketball back to Gregory Gym. The Longhorns played in Gregory Gym up until 1977 before they moved into the Frank Erwin Center.

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SIDELINE BRIEF

Cyclones show up for night games at Ames

On Thursday night, the 1-2 Texas Longhorns will test their talents in Ames against the Iowa State Cyclones. The weeknight matchup will be the 15th meeting between the two Big 12 programs.

Despite the close spread of Texas (-4) heading into Thursday, the Longhorns have a firm grip on the series against the Cyclones. Texas has won 12 of 14 contests, including last year’s 27-6 triumph in Austin. But last outing in Ames, Iowa State dominated the Longhorns in unprecedented fashion on Halloween night, 24-0.

Texas fared 2-of-13 on third down and only achieved 204 yards in the shutout loss — one that locked the eventual 5-7 Longhorns out of postseason play. Iowa State’s defense forced nine Michael Dickson punts, causing Texas’ punting yardage to double its offensive output.

The previous time Texas played the Cyclones in Ames in 2013, chaos ensued on a Thursday night. The Longhorns escaped with a 31-30 road victory, but the win did not come without controversy. With 1:08 remaining, Texas running back Johnathan Gray was stripped right before the goal line. Iowa State recovered the fumble and attempted to run the ball back for a touchdown, but the referees blew the whistle, citing Gray’s forward progress was stopped.

Former Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads expressed his displeasure in the call during his postgame press conference. The play mirrored Sam Ehlinger’s double overtime fumble against USC, but in this situation, the offense earned the benefit of forward progress.

Despite Texas controlling the series history, the Cyclones have shown competitiveness in night games against the Longhorns at Jack Trice Stadium. At 2-1 with a high-scoring offense, Iowa State — even after failing to attain bowl eligibility since 2012 — has shown impressive capability of landing a statement win over Texas in Ames.

Despite Texas’ loss to No. 1 Minnesota on Friday, freshman outside hitter Lexi Sun was named Big 12 ‘Freshman of The Week’ for the second-consecutive week. Sun posted 43 kills on 91 attacks while only committing 13 errors over the weekend. Sun also added 24 digs with seven blocks, earning her a spot on the American Campus Classic All-Tournament Team. The Longhorns looked strong in the three-match sweeps of Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Denver before they fell to No. 1 Minnesota, 1-3.

Sun, the nation’s top recruit in 2017, made a noticeable impact immediately upon arriving onto campus. The freshman has already racked up back-to-back Big 12 ‘Freshman of The Week’ honors, but this recognition isn’t foreign to the California native.

While in high school, Sun received Gatorade Player of the Year, PrepVolleyball.com National Player of the Year, ALL-USA Volleyball Player of the Year and was ranked No. 1 on PrepVolleyball’s top-10 senior aces.

Sun doesn’t appear to be stopping any time soon. She will have another opportunity to shine, this time against Texas’ arch-rival when the Longhorns travel to College Station to take on Texas A&M.